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mANSBaroreceptors:
1.mA-mairwaymandmAlertnessmwithmsimultaneousmcervicalmspinalmstabilization
2.mB-mbreathingmandmVentilationm
3.mcirculationmandmcontrolmofmhemorrhage
4.mDm-mdisabilitym(neurologicmstatus)
5.mFm-mfullmsetmofmvitalsmandmFamilympresence
6.mGm-mGetmresuscitationmadjuncts
mL-mLabmresultsm(arterialmgases,mbloodmtypemandmcrossmatch)
mM-mmonitormformcontinuousmcardiacmrhythmmandmratemassessment
mN-mnasomormorogastricmtubemconsideration
mO-moxygenationmandmventilationmanalysis:mPulsemoxygemetrymandmend-
tidalmcaronmdioxidem(ETC02)mmonitoringmandmcapnopgraphy
mH-mHistorymandmheadmtomtoemassessment
mI-mInspectmposteriormsurfacesm-mANSABCDEFGHI
1.mApnea
2.mGCSm8mormless
3.mMaxillarymfractures
4.mEvidencemofminhalationminjurym(facialmburns)
5.mLaryngealmormtrachealminjurymormneckmhematoma
6.mHighmriskmofmaspirationmandmpatientsminabilitymtomprotectmthemairway
7.mCompromisedmormineffectivemventilationm-mANSFollowingmconditionsmmightmrequiremamdefinitivemairway
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2.mpalpatemformcrepitusm
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4.msoftmtissueminjurym-mANSPalpatemthemchestmfor
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3.mBilateralmbreathmsoundsmpresentmonmauscultationm
4.mPresencemofmcarbonmdioxidem(CO2)mverifiedmbymamCO2mdevicemormmonitorm-
mANSIfmthemptmhasmamdefinitivemairwayminmwhatmshouldmyoumdo?
1.mDyspnea
2.mTachycardia
3.mDecreasedmormabsentmbreathmsoundsmonmtheminjuredmside
4.mCPm-mANSSimplemPneumomassessment:
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2.minsertmanmoralmairwaym
3.massistmventilationsmwithmambagmmaskm
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3.mpallor,mpules,mparesthesia,mparalysism-mlatemsignm-mANSSixmP'smofmcompartmentmsyndrome:
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2.mPreoxygenation
3.mPretreatment
4.mParalysismandmInduction
5.mProtectingmandmpositioningm-mv
6.mPlacementmofmproofm-msecuremthemtubem
7.mPostmintubationm-msecuremETTmTube,mgetmX-raymformplacementm-
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1.mPreparationmandmTriage
2.mPrimarymSurverym(ABCDE)mwithmresuscitationmadjunctsm(F,G)
3.mReevaluationm(considerationmofmtransfer)
4.mSecondarymSurveym(HI)mwithmreevaluationmadjuncts
5.mReevaluationmandmpostmresuscitationmcare
6.mDefinitivemcaremofmtransfermtomanmappropriatemtraumamnursem-mANSInitialmAssessment
1.mSuctionmthemairway
2,mUsemcaremtomavoidmstimulatingmthemgagmreflex
3.mIfmthemairwaymismobstructedmbymbloodmormvomitusmsecretions,musemamrigidmsuctionmdevice
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2.mloosemormmissingmteeth
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5.medema
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2.mPossiblemocclusivemmaxillofacialmbonymdeformity
3.mSubcutaneousmemphysemam-mANSInspectmthemmouthmfor:
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gmTBSAmburnedmismdeferredmduemtomthemneedmformemergentmintubation.mAtmwhatmratemshouldmyoumbeginmfl
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ampertinentmmedicalmhxmismcrucialm-
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mANSNeither.mFormeachmforcemtheremismanmequalmandmoppositemreaction.
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activation:mconsistmofmcarotidmandmaorticmbodies.m...mdetectmchangesminmbloodmoxygenmandmCo2mandmpH.m
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anymlacs?mdeformities?mbloodmatmthemurtheralmmeatus
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mANSHeadmtomtoemassessment:mpelvismandmperineum
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mANSAmptmwithmamcompletemspinalmcordminjuryminmneurogenicmshockmwillmdemonstratemhypotensionmandmw
hichmothermclinicalmsigns?
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Biomechanicsm-mANSIsmthemgeneralmstudymofmforcesmandmtheirmeffects.
bowelm-mANSWhichmofmthemfollowingminjuriesmismLEASTmlikelymtombempromptlymidentified?
brachialmpulsem-mANSUndermagemofm1mwheremdomyoumfindmampulse
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1.mInspectmfor
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mb.msymmetricalmrisemandmfall
mc.mdepth,mpattern,mandmratemofmrespiration
md.msignsmofmdifficultymbreathingmsuchmasmaccessorymmusclemusem
me.mskinmcolorm(normal,mpale,mflushed,mcyanotic)
mf.mcontusions,mabrasions,mdeformitiesm(flailmchest)
mg.mopenmpneumothoracesm(suckingmchestmwounds)
mh.mJVD
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